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Not Mar-a-Lago: Congress' secrets in sealed rooms, lock bags

Security-sealed rooms and lock bags are some of the ways Capitol Hill keeps classified documents secured

The Independent UK

Dems blast GOP for Trump defenses

String of GOP lawmakers accused of double standard after defending Trump’s at-home storage of classified docs

Salon

GOP gives thumbs down to Biden's $47B emergency request

President Joe Biden’s request for $47 billion in emergency funding is getting a thumbs down from Republicans in Congress

The Independent UK

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Editorial: Gov. Abbott should be honest with Texans about age limits to buy rifles

Days after his 18th birthday in May, a high school dropout bought and then used an AR-15-style rifle to slaughter 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde. The massacre reinforced a desire by a majority of Texans to raise the age for purchasing rifles, a sensible gun safety measure that…

Tribune News Service

Texas Sen. John Cornyn raises privacy concerns over drunk driving prevention tech in cars

WASHINGTON — After privacy concerns arose, three Republican senators, including Texan John Cornyn, introduced legislation to repeal a provision that would mandate the development of advanced drunken driving prevention technology and require their use in all new passenger cars.

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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims. They are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles.

The Texas Tribune

Abortion foes push federal action as Texas Republicans say issue best left to the states

WASHINGTON — Republicans are widely expected to take their first House majority in a post-Roe world next year, encountering a legal landscape conducive to tighter federal restrictions on abortion.

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FBI search of Trump home was likely vetted carefully, despite Texas Republicans’ claims of a witch hunt

Federal authorities would have needed to meet an extraordinarily high threshold for probable cause to sign off on such a high-profile, politically explosive operation, legal experts say.

The Texas Tribune

Debate begins on massive budget package; 'vote-a-rama' awaits - Roll Call

The Senate voted to begin considering Democrats’ climate, tax and health package on a party-line vote Saturday.

Roll Call

After fierce criticism for delaying landmark veterans bill, Ted Cruz votes to pass it

Cruz drew ire last week for fist bumping another senator who also voted against advancing the bill that will help provide care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. On Tuesday, he joined Senators in passing the legislation.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republican John Cornyn tests positive for COVID as busy week begins in Senate

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn announced on Monday he’s tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time since the pandemic began.

Tribune News Service

Bumps, bipartisanship in long fight for semiconductor bill

President Joe Biden will soon be signing into law a major bill to revive the U.S. computer chip sector

The Independent UK

Commentary: The Supreme Court is unscientific and medically negligent

A pair of Supreme Court rulings in June — one on gun rights, the other on abortion — have elicited strong, partisan reactions.

Tribune News Service

Anger as Republicans block bill to help military veterans exposed to toxins

Jon Stewart, who has lobbied for bipartisan bill to expand healthcare for veterans, condemns ‘stab-vets-in-the-back senators’

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Texas Republicans in Congress vote against bill to protect right to contraception

The House passed the measure, but it will have a harder time getting through the evenly divided Senate.

The Independent UK

House Dems move to protect contraception from Supreme Court

Democrats are pushing legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park mayor testifies before US Senate, calls for assault weapons ban: ‘Today is the day to start saving lives’

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering testified before members of Congress Wednesday in support of an assault weapons ban as she described the “horrific mass shooting” at the town’s Fourth of July parade that left seven people dead and at least 48 others shot and injured.

Tribune News Service

Border crisis hobbles DACA progress in Congress, prolongs limbo for Dreamers

WASHINGTON — For just over a decade, more than 800,000 young immigrants brought into the country as children have been safe from deportation thanks to an executive order known as DACA.

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The Independent UK

Republicans warm to $52B computer chip bill, adding momentum

Key Republicans are warming up to passing a bill that provides roughly $52 billion in incentives for the semiconductor industry

Axios

Ted Cruz latest Republican to push back against SCOTUS' gay marriage ruling

"I think that decision was clearly wrong when it was decided. It was the court overreaching,” Cruz said on his podcast.

Roll Call

Senate to push ahead on semiconductor manufacturing bill - Roll Call

A procedural vote to begin the floor process on a limited competition measure could happen as early as Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 points, poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points in the Texas governor’s race, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

Roll Call

No easy options as pressure to pass chips funding bill grows - Roll Call

Bipartisan interest in moving a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives outside of a stalled conference committee is growing.

Roll Call

Senate GOP pitches options for stalled competition bill - Roll Call

McConnell floats having House pass Senate version or moving $52 billion for semiconductor subsidies separately.

The Independent UK

Biden calls for gun safety advocates to keep up the fight as he celebrates bipartisan compromise legislation

‘Success begets success ... we finally moved that mountain of opposition, obstruction, and indifference that stood in the way and stopped every effort of gun safety for 30 years in this nation. Now's the time to galvanize this movement’

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